Bangalore: What a spectacular run-chase it has been for the Mumbai Indians. They slumped to 55/5 at one stage and it was an incredible 122 run sixth wicket stand between Ambati Rayudu (81 from 54) and Kieron Pollard (52 from 31) that helped him register an emphatic win over Royal Challengers Bangalore. Mumbai Indians have never lost a match at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore. They have won all the four matches they have played on the ground.

08:52 pm 20th over: 173/5 Gayle comes to bowl the last over. Mumbai need 14 runs from 6 balls. Gayle bowls one on the pads and batsmen run a single. 13 needed from 5. Pollard on strike. Length ball and Pollard powers that over deep midwicket for A SIX! 7 needed from 4 ! Pollard gets a thick edge off the next ball that beats Zaheer Khan to run for a boundary at third-man! Pollard works the next ball for a boundary towards deep-midwicket! What a partnership it has been! Mumbai Indians win by 5 wickets!

08:48 pm 19th over: 158/5 Zaheer to continue. Rayudu comes down the wicket and he hits a full-toss for a single. Pollard gets an outside edge and the ball flies past third man for a boundary. 100 up between these two off just 57 balls! Pollard takes a single. Rayudu takes a single towards midwicket. Pollard hits a full-toss towards midwicket for a single, he wanted two on that occasion, Rayudu was reluctant. Rayudu takes a single off the last ball.

08:42 pm 18th over: 149/5 Vinay Kumar comes into the attack. Pollard manages a single off the first ball. Kumar bowls a juicy full-toss and Rayudu whacks that over long-off for a huge SIXXXX! Kumar offers some width and Rayudu hammers that wide of long-off for a boundary! Kumar bowls a length ball and Rayudu clobbers that straight down the ground for another SIXX!! What a shot! Rayudu is ON FIRE! Rayudu gets some width and he works it towards deep cover for a single. Kumar ends the over with a good yorker. 18 runs from that over.

08:37 pm 17th over: 131/5 Zaheer Khan comes into the attack. Pollard gives himself some room and works the ball towards covers for a single. Zak attempts a short ball and Rayudu pulls one over deep midwicket for a DLF maximum! Rayudu takes a single on the leg-side. Zaheer bowls a fuller length ball and Pollard smashes that straight down the ground for a boundary! That went like a Tracer Bullet! Pollard takes a single towards deep backward square leg. A Wide ball. Rayudu gets a leading edge off the last ball and scores a couple towards off-side.

Time for a strategic break. Mumbai need 57 runs from 24 balls. Pollard will have to smoke a few deliveries for DLF maximums to remain in the contest.

08:30 pm 16th over: 115/5 Harshal Patel comes back into the attack. He begins with a single. Pollard attempts another big shot, doesn’t connect and manages just a single. Rayudu scores a single towards square leg. Pollard loses his bat as he works one towards deep backward square leg for a couple. Pollard connects well off the next ball and pulls it for a boundary towards wide off deep midwicket. Pollard takes a single off the last ball.

08:24 pm 15th over: 106/5 Gayle to continue. A couple scored off the first ball. Rayudu sweeps, and connect well, finds the gap at deep square leg for a boundary! 100 up for Mumbai! Rayudu charges down the track manages a single towards long-off. Pollard hits a full-toss towards deep backward square leg. Rayudu smashes the next ball straight down the ground for a boundary! 50 up for Rayudu off 41 balls! he has played well under pressure. Gayle ends the over with a dot ball.

Ambati Rayudu 51*(42b) Kieron Pollard 19*(15b)

08:20 pm 14th over: 94/5 Murali to continue. Confusion between the two again, Pollard was walking back but he is given NOT-OUT, a full stretched dive has saved him! Pollard takes a single. A dot ball. Rayudu takes a single towards deep mid-on. Pollard defends the next ball for no run. Pollard takes a single off the last ball.

08:16 pm 13th over: 91/5 Chris Gayle comes into the attack. He begins with a Wide ball. Rayudu takes a single off the first ball. Pollard gets a full-toss and he hits it towards deep backward square leg for a single. A dot ball, there was a confusion between the two batsmen for a run and they did not go for it. Rayudu gets a full-toss and he smacks it straight down the ground for a boundary! Rayudu hits a fuller length ball over deep midwicket for a SIX! Rayudu takes a single off the last ball. 14 runs from it.

08: 12 pm 12th over: 77/5 Murali to continue. Rayudu plays the ball to extra cover for no run. Just two runs from that over.

07:56 pm 11th over: 75/5 KP Appanna comes into the attack. Pollard takes a single off the first ball. Pollard takes a single towards square leg. Rayudu gets some width on offer, and he smokes it over deep cover boundary for a boundary! A single taken off the next ball. Pollard goes straight down the ground and smokes the ball for a SIX! He goes again, over deep midwicket this time and it’s another DLF MAXIMUM!

07:52 pm 10th over: 56/5 Murali to continue. Rayudu plays the first ball towards point for no run. A dot ball. Rayudu takes a single. Pollard takes a single towards midwicket. Rayudu comes down the wicket and scores a couple towards deep midwicket. Rayudu takes a single.

07:48 pm 9th over: 51/5 Patel to continue. Patel bowls a ball on the pads and appeaks for a lbw, turned down by the umpire. Smith takes a quick single towards mid-0ff. Rayudu flicks the next ball for a single. Patel bowls a short one and Smith smacks that to square leg for a boundary! And Smith tries to clear the off-side field and Smith is OUT!! Caught by Dilshan at point! Kieron Pollard is the new batsman. Pollard defends the last ball for no run.

DR Smith c Dilshan b Patel 6 (5b)

07:42 pm 8th over: 45/4 Spin wizard Muralitharan comes into the attack. Karthik works the first ball towards square leg for a single. Rayudu drives the second ball towards long-off for a single. Karthik takes a single towards midwicket. Rayudu comes down the wicket and takes a single towards square leg. Karthik attempts a sweep shot and the ball went towards deep backward square leg where Harshal Patel takes a good catch running to his right. Karthik is OUT! Dwayne Smith is the new batsman. He gets off the mark with a single towards third-man.

KD Karthik c Patel b Muralitharan 16 (14b)

Time for a strategic break.

07:36 pm 7th over: 40/3 Patel to continue. Rayudu fails to connect with the first ball. Rayudu hits the next ball hard towards mid-on for no run. A dot ball. Rayudu gets a short ball and he smacks it towards deep backward point for a much needed boundary. Rayudu hits the next ball straight to point where a misfield by Dilshan produces a couple. Rayudu gets some width and he cuts the ball towards deep backward point where Appanna makes a brilliant effort to keep it to a couple.

07:30 pm 6th over: 32/3 Kumar to continue. Rayudu defends the next ball back to Kumar for no run. A Wide bowled by Kumar, too high it was. Rayudu plays a late cut for a single. A dot ball that goes towards point for no run. Karthik takes a quick single towards mid-off. Rayudu plays the next ball to short cover for no run. Rayudu takes a single off the last ball.

07:25 pm 5th over: 28/3 Harshal Patel comes into the attack. He begins with two dot balls. A Wide. Rayudu defends the next ball for no run. Rayudu clears the man at point to take a couple, the second run was a risky one. Rayudu taps the next ball back to Patel. A single to end the over, 4 runs from it.

07:20 pm 4th over: 24/3 Kumar to continue. Sharma plays the first ball straight to covers for no run. Kumar follows it with a half-volley and Sharma goes straight down the ground for a boundary! Elegant shot from the right-hander! Sharma hits the next ball towards mid-on for no run. Rohit Sharma is OUT!! He was looking to work it on the leg-side, got a leading edge straight to Vinay Kumar for an easy catch. Third wicket goes down for Mumbai. Ambati Rayudu is the new batsman. Rayudu gets off the mark with a quick single. Karthik gets off the mark and beats Zaheer at wide of mid-on to produce a boundary!

RG Sharma c & b Vinay Kumar 5 (7b)

07:14 pm 3rd over: 15/2 Zak to continue. He begins with a dot ball. Another dot ball. Karthik defends the third ball back to Zak! Karthik smokes the next ball towards square leg for a boundary, he came down the wicket and flicked the ball in the vacant area. Karthik once again charges down the clears the gap at deep midwicket for another boundary! Consecutive boundaries for Karthik! Zak ends the over with a dot ball.

07:10 pm 2nd over: 7/2 Vinay Kumar to bowl the second over. Gibbs is run-out! Another big blow for Mumbai Indians. Dinesh Karthik is the new batsman. A dot ball. Sharma takes a single. Five runs from that over.

Mayank Agarwal has played his heart out. He has given his side a real chance to make a match of it. RCB had lost the big guns-Gayle, Kohli and de Villiers early in the innings but the 22-year-old has played a gem of an innings and Bangalore can look forward to back it with some good bowling. Mumbai Indians began the innings on a confident note but that last over could have changed the tide.

06:42 pm 20th over: 171/6 Munaf Patel to bowl the last over. Mayank comes down the track and he dispatches the first ball over long-on for a MASSIVE SIX! Munaf bowls a half-volley outside off and Mayank Agarwal drives it through covers for a boundary! 50 up for Mayank off just 26 balls! He’s playing a blinder here! Mayank clears the gap wide of long-off and produces another boundary! The next ball Mayank goes straight down the ground where Rohit Sharma puts in a full stretch dive to restrict it to a couple. Munaf bowls one on the pads and Mayank Agarwal smokes clobbers that OVER LONG-ON FOR A SIX!! The crowd has gone berserk! Mayank hits the last ball wide of long-on for a couple! Fantastic innings by Mayank Agarwal. 24 runs from that over!

Mayank Agarwal 64*(30b) Zaheer Khan 1*(3b)

06:37 pm 19th over: 147/6 Malinga to continue. Mayank takes a single off the first ball. He attempts a big heave, it was a slower ball and Zaheer doesn’t make any contact with the bat. Zaheer takes a single towards long-on. Malinga bowls a half-volley, Mayank gets under it and hits a god stroke towards deep square leg for a boundary. Malinga bowls one outside off and Mayank Agarwal takes his front foot out of the way and smokes it over deep cover for a DLF MAXIMUM!! Spectacular shot that by the youngster! Mayank keeps the strike with a single off the last ball. 13 runs from the over.

06:32 pm 18th over: 134/6 RP Singh comes into the attack. He begins with a ball which is short and wide, Mayank gets a bat on it as it rushes towards third-man for a boundary. Mayank works a yorker towards long-off. Dilshan misses on a full-toss and its TIMBER! The off-stump is out of the ground! Vinay Kumar is the new batsman. A dot ball. Vinay Kumar plays the next ball wide of point, runs for a single and is run-OUT as he tries to complete the second one. It was very well fielded by Smith at deep backward point. Zaheer Khan is the new batsman. A dot ball to end the over.

R Vinay Kumar run out 1 (2b)

TM Dilshan b Singh 48 (50b)

06:25 pm 17th over: 128/4 Malinag brought back into the attack. Mayank takes a single towards covers. Malinga beats Dilshan with a slower one. Malinga bowls a Wide. Dilshan takes a single towards third-man. Mayank takes a quick single towards square leg, and he refuses for the second run. Dilshan gets a low full-toss and Dilshan works it towards deep backward square leg, where Sachin restricts it to a couple. Malinga ends the over with a dot ball.

06:19 pm 16th over: 122/4 RP Singh comes back into the attack. He begins with a Wide. Dilshan takes a single square of the wicket. Mayank gets some width and he gives himself a little room, and smacks that over deep backward point for a boundary! Mayank works a yorker for a single towards long-off. Another yorker by RP Singh, a single taken. A half-volley from Singh and Mayank comes on the frontfoot and clears long-off for a SIX! That’s the SHOT OF THE DAY! A single taken off the last ball.

06:12 pm 15th over: 107/4 Smith to continue. Mayank takes a single off the first ball. 100 up for RCB! A dot ball. Dilshan comes down the wicket and gets a leading edge towards third-man for a boundary. Dilshan takes a quick single towards mid-off. Mayank gets a bottom edge, a single taken. Dilshan ends the over with a single.

06:08 pm 14th over: 99/4 Pollard to continue. And he begins with a Big Wide! Dilshan gets deceived off a slower one. Dilshan works the next ball towards third-man for a single. Pollard bowls another wide. And Pollard bowls his third Wide off the over. A dot ball. Mayank charges down the wicket and goes over mid-off for a boundary! Mayank drives the next ball towards deep cover for a single.

06:03 pm 13th over: 94/4 Smith comes into the attack. Mayank plays the first ball back to Smith for no run. A dot ball. Mayank opens the face of the bat towards third-man for a single. Dilshan follows it with another single. A dot ball. Swing and a miss to end the over.

05:57 pm 12th over: 88/4 Pollard to continue. Two singles takes off the first two balls. Pollard bowls a slower one and AB de Villiers hits it straight to Malinga at mid-off! He is back to pavilion! AB was looking to clear the mid-off field, but he didn’t time it well. Mayank Agarwal is the new batsman. He gets off the mark with a single. A dot ball. Pollard ends a good over with another dot ball.

AB de Villiers c Malinga b Pollard 14 (13b)

05: pm 11th over: 85/3 Harbhajan to continue. AB hits the first ball towards mid-off for a single. Dilshan follows it with another single. AB makes some room and hits the ball over covers for a superb boundary! Bhajji bowls a quicker one and AB takes a single towards long-on. Dilshan comes down the wicket and clobbers Bhajji over deep-midwicket for a SIX! Harbhajan bowls a Wide. AB works the last ball towards deep-midwicket for a single.

Dilshan 34*(33b) AB de Villiers 13*(11b)

05:49 pm 10th over: 69/3 Pollard comes into the attack. He begins with a dot ball. He beats Dilshan with another ball. Dilshan takes a couple towards deep backward point. Dilshan comes down the track, Pollard changes his length and an outside edge produces a boundary towards third-man. Dilshan goes over the man at covers, manages just a single this time. de Villiers takes a single off the last ball.

05:45 pm 9th over: 61/3 Bhajji to continue. He appeals for an lbw, turned down by the umpire. Dilshan takes a single on the off-side. AB de Villiers takes a single towards short fine-leg. Dilshan scores a couple towards square leg. Dilshan hits the ball wide off man at point and a misfield off Munaf produces a boundary! Bhajji isn’t happy at all. A single takes off the last ball.

05:42 pm 8th over: 52/3 Malinga to continue. De Villiers plays the first ball towards point for no run. The second ball is played towards mid-off for no run. De Villiers flicks the next ball to square leg for a single. Malinga bowls a bouncer and Dilshan leaves it to the keeper. Dilshan takes a single towards long-on. 50 up for RCB! Malinga bowls a toe crushed and de Villiers manages a couple towards midwicket.

05:37 pm 7th over: 48/3 Harbhajan Singh comes into the attack. Dilshan plays a sweep towards square leg for a single. Tiwary makes some room and goes over long-off for a SIX!! Terrific shot that by Tiwary! And after that good shot, Tiwary is OUT hit-wicket! Tiwary went on the back foot and worked the ball on the leg-side but hit legs hit the stumps and he is back to the dugout! AB de Villiers is new batsman. He gets off the mark with a single towards long-off. A dot ball. A leg bye taken off the last ball.

SS Tiwary hit wicket b Harbhajan Singh 21 (16b)

Time for a strategic timeout.

05:30 pm 6th over: 40/2 Malinga comes into the attack. Dilshan takes a quick single towards mid-on. RP Singh drops Tiwary for off a tough chance! Good effort by Singh who dived to his left but could not hold onto the catch. Dilshan takes a single straight down the ground. Tiwary heaves the next ball high in the air over covers, than lands into no man’s land. Malinga bowls a Wide. Tiwary plays the next ball straight to covers for no run. Tiwary plays the last ball back to Malinga.

05:24 pm 5th over: 34/2 Patel to bowl his third over. Dilshan works the first ball for a single. Tiwary plays the next ball towards leg-side, no runs scored. Tiwary heaves the next ball over mid-off for a boundary! It wasn’t well timed by the left-hander, but it ran away for a four. Tiwary hits the next ball back to bowler and A free hit coming up, Munaf has bowled a NO BALL! Munaf bowls a good yorker, the batsmen have run one, but it’s another NO BALL, Dilshan to face the free hit this time! Fine leg is moving back for the Dilscoop! It’s a Wide ball, free-hit still in the picture! So Munaf Patel has bowled two no ball and a Wide. Dilshan smacks the next ball for a boundary through covers, but it’s another NO BALL! Dilshan to face another free-hit. And Munaf finally bowls a legal delivery! It was short and outside the off-stump, Dilshan couldn’t capitalize on it. Munaf has a few words to say to Dilshan. Dilshan takes a single off the next ball. Munaf bowls a short ball and Tiwary clobbers the last ball over deep-midwicket for a SIXX!

21 runs came off that 10-BALL OVER

05:14 pm 4th over: 13/2 RP Singh to continue. He beats Tiwary off the first ball. Singh follows it with another dot ball. Tiwary works the next ball wide of point for a single. Dilshan takes a quick single off the next ball. Tiwary comes down the wicket and plays the ball back to RP Singh. Singh beats Tiwary off the last ball.

05:10 pm 3rd over: 11/2 Patel to continue. Dilshan plays the first ball to square leg for a single. Munaf gets THE BIG FISHH!! Gayle is BOWLED!! The Jamaican was looking to make some room and the ball took an inside-edge and crashed on to the stumps! The Mumbai Indians dugout went ecstatic and so did the team-mates, they all know how big this wicket is! Kohli is the new batsman. Kohli flicks the first ball towards wide of square leg, three runs added to the score. Dilshan plays the next ball towards point where Gibbs dives to his left, stops the ball, throws it to the non-striker’s end and Virat Kohli is OUT! Sensational stuff from Gibbs! The bails were removed in time and Bangalore skipper was well short of his crease! Another big wicket for Mumbai! Saurabh Tiwary is the new batsman. Dilshan almost nicks the next ball to the keeper. Patel ends the over with a dot ball.

V Kohli run out 3 (1b)

CH Gayle b Patel 6 (8b)

05:04 pm 2nd over: 7/0 RP Singh comes into the attack. Dilshan works the first ball on the leg-side for no run. Dilshan gets some width and he looks to clear the off-side field but Smith at point does well to stop it for no run. A fuller length ball from Singh, Dilshan plays it back to the bowler. Dilshan plays the next ball towards covers for no run. Dilshan was looking to leave the next ball, as it took a bottom edge and went to third-man for a single. Dilshan is off the mark. Gayle shimmies down the track off the last ball, doesn’t connect this time, dot ball to end the over.

04:59 pm 1st over: 6/0 Gayle and Dilshan to open the innings for RCB, Munaf Patel to bowl the first over. Gayle sees the first ball go through to the keeper. The second ball moved in and Gayle was in no mood to make a connection with the bat on that occasion as well. Third ball is outside the off stump and Gayle is still not off the mark. Gayle cuts the fourth ball straight to the fielder on the off-side for no run. Gayle attempts a similar shot off the fifth ball and that goes to the fielder at covers. And the last ball is in the slot for the Gayle, after five dot balls Gayle smacks the last ball over long-on for a massive DLF MAXIMUM!!

The ease with which the Royal Challengers Bangalore won their last two encounters has brought them closer to playoffs but a tough challenge awaits them in Mumbai Indians who have lost just one away game in IPL-5 so far.

First Published: Monday, May 14, 2012, 22:09

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